Olaus Jeldness of Rossland, BC c.1905: 2313.0283

2313.0283: Olaus Jeldness of Rossland, BC c.1905

Olaus Jeldness with some of his Ski trophies c.1905.
Olaus donated two historic trophies, the first in 1900 which would become the permanent possession of a skier who could win it three consecutive times. (This was achieved by Torgal Noren who won the ski jumping championship in 1904, 1905 and 1906.) The conditions accompanying the second Jeldness trophy, donated in 1908, stipulated that it would be a perpetual trophy awarded from year to year. This important trophy was given eventually to the Rossland Historical Museum where it remains.